Question

Look at this glass of soda. Use your knowledge of thermal energy transfer to explain how heat is affecting the following things: ice, soda, glass, and surrounding air.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Technically, the ice cube melts because the water cools down. This may sound ridiculous at first, but you must consider the fact that the ice melts because it has drawn "heat" (energy) from its surroundings. The "surroundings" being the air and water that surround it (but the water's more important since it's a better conductor of thermal energy).

Answer 2

The surrounding air looses energy while the ice in the glass gains energy.

We know that thermal energy is transferred from a hotter body to a cooler body. If we look as the glass, we will notice that the surrounding air has a greater energy compared to the contents of the glass. The surrounding air looses this energy resulting in the condensation of water vapor in air around the glass.

Similarly, the ice in the glass gains energy and melts. A change of state occurs from solid to liquid as a result of the energy absorbed from the surrounding air.

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